Step 1 First you'll be assigned
to a consultation team of 4 experts.
Step 2 You and your
consultation team members will be given a few minutes to negotiate and decide on
what job each of you will be in charge of doing.
Keep in mind that each and every job is important in this
research!
Step 3 Once you know your
job, then you will find other experts from other consultation teams. Your
research will be done together.
Step 4 You will need to keep notes using the graphic organizer
found on the evaluation page. These notes should include all the facts
that you find in your area of expertise, keeping in mind to focus on the facts
which will be included in your final report.
You will be reporting to Mayor Maybee about your
findings, answering the question, "Should bats remain in the community of
Middletown?"
Step 5 Begin your research! Find experts in your field and a
workstation and get to reading the sites on the web or the books available from
the library. All sources have lots of information for you.
Sites for ALL experts These
sites can be investigated by anyone because there is all sorts of information
that might have to do with any area of study.
Movie: Bats
Where in
the World Do Bats Live?
Bat
Photos
FAQ
about bats
Internet Hunt: Bats
Bat Facts
Missouri Bats
Biologist
What is a biologist? According to the Princeton Review Career Profiles,
"Biologists study humans, plants, animals, and the
environments in which they live. They may conduct their studies--human
medical research, plant research, animal research, environmental system
research--at the cellular level or the ecosystem level or anywhere in between."
Bats are Mammals
Bat
Wings
What kinds
of food do they eat?
If they
fly, why aren't bats called birds?
Bat Fast Facts
Bat Conservation
International
(Go To "Bats, Rabies, and
West Nile")
Bats for Kids:
Site for Biologist or Ecologist
Howstuffworks
"How Bats Work"
Bat Anatomy: Biologist
What do
bats look like?
Bats and Rabies
Ask a biologist a
question
What Good Are Bats? Ranger Rick Article
Bat
Babies
Types of
Bats
Bat
Information
How Are Bats
Like You?
Flying Bats
Bats Are Good for the Environment
Ecologist
What is an ecologist? According to Kids Do Ecology Site,
ecologists study the interaction of organisms with their
environment. Their jobs are very related to biologists.
Learn more about ecology
Bats for Kids:
Site for Biologist or Ecologist
Bat Caves:
Ecologist
Bats and
Echolation
Bat
Senses
Bat
Echolocation explained
Threats and
Conservation of Bats
NOVA Online: Bat Cave Read about an explorer's adventure going into a cave
filled with bats. Includes a few photos.
To the
bat cave...
Country
Bat and the City Bat
What kinds
of homes do they have?
Bats,
Range, Habitats and Conservation
Vampire-ologist
What is a vampire-ologist?
This is the expert who learns all about vampire bats.
Vampire Bats
Bat Reputation
The
Truth About Bats
Vampire Bats and links to other species of bats
Vampire
Bats
What kinds
of food do they eat?
Vampire Bats Information from Enchanted Learning
Why Are Bats
So Scary?
Should We
Protect Bats?
Myth-Buster
What is a myth-buster? This is the expert who will
disprove any myths about bats. Myths are stories that have nothing to do
with facts or the fact world.
Bat Myths
Bat Facts
and Fiction
Bat
Mythology 1
Biology and Mythology 2
Fact and Fantasy about Bats
The
Truth About Bats
What are
the myths about bats?
How do bats
help humans?
How can I
help save bats?
What Good Are
Bats?
Myths and Bat Fears
Step 6 After all your research is done, you will return to your
consultation team. There you will discuss the facts you have found with
the others on your team. When your team decides what to tell Mayor Maybee,
you will construct a business letter including the recommendations you will make
to her about keeping or getting rid of the bats in Middletown.
Each of your recommendations must include supporting
facts from each of the four experts. There must be facts about mythology,
vampires, biology and ecology included in your letter.